Friday, September 30, 2011

Carell would play Schizophrenic murderer John du Pont, the heir to the DuPont.Chemical fortune who built a wrestling gym called Team Foxcatcher on his Pennsylvania estate. In 1996, he shot and killed his close friend, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Dave Schultz, at the training centre. After the murder, du Pont locked himself in his mansion for two days while he negotiated with police on the telephone.A motive for the crime was never established, and du Pont himself died last year in a Pennsylvania prison at the age of 72.

Labine plays a man planning to propose to Akerman's character at his family cottage. The plan is upended though when his slacker brother (Daniel Petronijevic) appears with his free-spirited girlfriend (Lucy Punch).

The story is set in a time after an event has caused space-time to fracture, with various segments of the world now replaced by the same area but from a different period in history - China in 300 BC, France during the Revolution, or New York fifty years from now.It's in this environment a man realizes time travel is now a simple matter of geography, so sets about trying to change the past and save the life of his wife with the help of his estranged daughter.

Louis Leterrier (Clash of the Titans remake) directs the film that centers on a FBI unit locked in a game of cat and mouse against a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists, who pull off a series of bank heists during their performances.

Harrelson will play “a mentalist and hypnotist known for his Jedi-style mind tricks.” An incident overseas forces him to flee to the U.S. where he joins the magician group known as the Four Horseman.

-A rare cut of Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining", with additional footage that seems to make the supernatural threat more ambiguous, will be screened late next month in New York according to Bleeding Cool.

-Jaylnn Bailey ("Betty’s Ready") has reportedly been hired to re-write the script for "The Low Self-Esteem of Lizzie Gillespie" at Mandate Pictures and Mr. Mudd reports Variety."The Office" writers Brent Forrester and Mindy Kaling penned the original draft which centers on a woman who only attracts losers, but one day finds herself pursued by an extremely hot guy.

-Just off the success of the recent digital series for Warner Premiere, New Line has hired "Fame" director Kevin Tancharoen to direct a reboot of the "Mortal Kombat" film franchise reports Heat Vision.

-Stuart Paul writes the script while Todd Lincoln is set to direct an adaptation of the comic "The Nye Incidents" reports Heat Vision.

-While many are still wondering if Mel Gibson's long planned Judah Maccabee biopic will go ahead at Warners, someone else has already begun work on a rival project says Risky Biz Blog.

-Niki Caro ("North Country," "Whale Rider") has signed on to write and direct the biopic "Callas" at De Angelis Group says The Hollywood Reporter.

-Warner Bros. Pictures wants Steven Spielberg to direct their upcoming Moses biopic epic "Gods and Kings" reports Deadline. The story chronicles Moses' entire life span from birth to death using the Book of Exodus and other Old Testament biblical stories for reference. Despite the obvious similarity to "The Ten Commandments", this is reportedly NOT a remake of that Cecil B. DeMille classic. Michael Green and Stuart Hazeldine wrote the script which Steve has reportedly read, though no formal offer is on the table and the odds of getting Spielberg are long. Dan Lin and Matti Leshem are producing.

-Chris Columbus ("Percy Jackson," "Mrs. Doubtfire") is in talks to direct the action comedy "The Secret Lives of Road Crews" says Deadline. The story follows a clandestine group of road crew workers who are the last line of defense against a subterranean alien race. Kevin Lund and T.J. Scott wrote the initial script Craig Mazin did a re-write with writers being sought to do another re-write. Hal Lieberman is producing the pic.

-The Guardian reports that producers are serious about perhaps making a franchise out of the remake Tinker Tailor Solder Spy and are expected to make an announcement soon in Paris about development of a sequel.

-20th Century Fox has won the film rights to Isaac Asimov's 1954 novel "The Caves of Steel" reports Deadline Set in the 30th century, the story is set in a time when humans have grown increasingly paranoid of 'spacers', robots who perform slave labor on outer planets.When a reformist "spacer" ambassador is murdered, a detective pairs up with a robot disguised as a human to solve the crime. Henry Hobson will direct from a script adaptation by John Scott III. the duo are currently in pre-production on the teen zombie girl tale "Maggie".

-Sony Pictures has confirmed via Facebook that "Ghostbusters" will be getting a theatrical re-release for a special limited engagement on October 13th, October 20th and October 27th. 500 U.S. cities are getting the film

-Rob Zombie confirmed via Horror Movies.ca that Meg Foster ("They Live," "The Osterman Weekend") has joined the cast of his "The Lords of Salem". Foster will play Margaret Morgan, the leader of a secret coven of witches in Salem.

-DreamWorks has picked up the film rights to Roald Dahl's book "The BFG" reports Reuters."E.T." writer Melissa Mathison will adapt the classic 1982 children's book about a big friendly giant. Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce.

-“Crazy Stupid Love” directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa and re-teaming with Steve Carrell on a new project reports Moviehole.

-Top Model Tyra Banks' young adult novel "Modelland", the first in a potential trilogy, could already be coming to the big screen says The Hollywood Reporter. Banks was approached by a successful film producer about the rights. The story centers on an awkward teen who gets invited to attend an elite modeling academy.

-Lionsgate has optioned the film rights to the zombie-themed video game "Dead Island" from publisher Deep Silver says The Hollywood Reporter.

Theron's Meredith Vickers is "sort of a corporate entity… I feel like Charlize brought a new spin on that old variation. It's a remix …. I don't think she's slimy [think Burke (Paul Reiser) from Aliens“]. She's not the fast-talking, snake-oil face of the company."

He added one comment that immediately raises questions - "'What company is she a face of?' I think is a big part of the fun. As we were developing the script, she had some really cool ideas that made it not the suit you're used to."

Wonder if she's the franchise firm Weyland-Yutani?

Fassbender plays a robot character.- "One of the things that evokes the idea of Blade Runneris, 'What does the movie look like from the robot's point of view?' If you were to ask him, 'What do you think about all of this? What's going on? What do you think about these humans who are around you?,' wouldn't it be cool if we found a way for that robot to answer those questions. When you cast a guy like Fassbender, going to bring a lot more to it."

Lindelof adds that part of the fun,, will be the who survives and becomes the 'hero' like the '79 pic - "I think the idea of building a really cool ensemble and again presenting the audience with like, ‘Who’s going to be left standing at the end of this movie? Maybe all of them. Probably not,-- part of the fun of what we set out to do."

First we were told that there was renewed optimism over the fate of Disney's "The Lone Ranger"--and then the studio was expected to announce that production on the film wold finally begin in January or February 2012...Now it's official according to THR--The film is back on track!

The fantasy Western, was once budgeted upwards of $250 million, now that will be cut down to $215 million.

To arrive at that figure the creative team involved will reduce their fees: no $20 million for Johnny Depp, no $10 million apiece for producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski as is their norm for films like this

One of several planned train sequences have been nixed, with "a number of CGI-heavy bells and whistles ...eliminated. But what's most surprising of all is that an insider tells the trade "that vendors working on the film, such as special effects houses and even hotels, are being asked to accept reduced guaranteed fees in order to secure the business of the production."

The story of the iconic character's begins among a group of Texas Rangers chasing down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish. The gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor (The Social Network's Armie Hammer) is found, however, by an American Indian named Tonto (Depp), who nurses him back to health

In the film Vince Vaughn and his "Dodgeball" co-star Ben Stiller play suburban dads who use the guise of a neighborhood watch group for some male-bonding time away from their families. They soon accidentally uncover a plot to destroy the world.

Four new films enter the market this weekend—led by the critically acclaimed cancer dramedy 50/50—but they will probably be no match for holdovers The Lion King, Dolphin Tale and Moneyball

In particular, no one is counting out the 3D re-release of Lion King, considering the pic has pulled off a surprise upset two weekends in a row, and has now grossed $66.4 million in North America. Moneyball and Dolphin Tale, both debuting last weekend, have grossed $24.2 million and $21.6 million, respectively, through Wednesday.

Lion King is keeping its same theater count this weekend (2,330 locations) on the eve of the Oct. 4 release of the Diamond Blu-Ray edition of the film.

Box office observers believe Lion King, Dolphin Tale and Moneyball will gross somewhere in the $13 million-$15 million range, although Summit Entertainment is bullish that the well-reviewed 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, has a shot at over-performing and earning a top spot on the box office chart.

Will Reiser penned the script for 50/50, which is loosely based on his own experience with cancer. Jonathan Levine directed, while Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick and Anjelica Huston also star.

Fox and New Regency launch Anna Faris and Chris Evans R-rated comedy What’s Your Number? in theaters this weekend, but the movie, directed by Mike Mylod, is expected to do only modest business and open in the $7 million-$8 million range.

Morgan Creek’s horror-thriller pic Dream House, starring Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts, is projected to land in the same range in its debut.

Universal is distributing Dream House, which is expected to gross in the $7 million-$9 million range. The film was beset with controversy over conflicts between Morgan Creek and director Jim Sheridan, and wasn’t screened for critics.

The weekend’s fourth new film is the faith-based Courageous, from Sherwood Pictures and Sony’s Tri-Star Pictures. The movie, directed by Alex Kendrick, is about four police officers struggling with their faith; Kendrick co-wrote the script with his brother Stephen Kendrick and also stars.

Courageous is expected to open in the $5 million-$6 million range, although Sherwood is optimistic that the film will do more based on $2 million in advance sales. The film is the fourth release from the moviemaking ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Ga., after Fireproof, Facing the Giants and Flywheel.

Fireproof was considered a solid performer, cuming $33.4 million at the domestic box office.

Notable specialty releases opening this weekend include Jeff Nichols’ critically acclaimed Take Shelter, starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. Sony Pictures Classics is launching the pic in three theaters in New York and Los Angeles.

Fox Searchlight opens Kenneth Lonergan’s long-delayed Margaret in two theaters in New York and Los Angeles, and Freestyle Releasing opens Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill’s satirical documentary Sarah Palin: You Betcha! in six theaters in the two cities.

Based on author Lee Child's Jack Reacher books the story centers on a military policeman-turned-drifter-(Tom Cruise)-In this particular story Reacher investigates a murder that seems like a slam-dunk but turns out to be more complicated than he could have imagined. The crime involves a sniper arrested for murdering five people at a mall.

Courtney plays a highly trained sniper who is motivated to stop Reacher.

Rosamund Pike is cast as a tough lawyer and daughter of the discrict attorney. British actor David Oyelowo also stars as a homicide detective investigating the case. Richard Jenkins will play the district attorney prosecuting the sniper. Robert Duvall will has a small, but pivotal role

Meanwhile Child has addressed the online backlash against the casting of Cruise as Reacher. The books describe him as 6' 5" tall, 250 pounds, blond-haired, blue-eyed and able to kill a man with a single punch - quite different than the 5'7" brunette Cruise.

Child tells Empire that "Cruise doesn't match the physical description of Reacher in the books... but the movie is not going to match the book anyway. More than that though, which actor does match Reacher physically? What people forget is that Tom Cruise is quite possibly the best actor of his generation."

He adds "If you look at what McQuarrie and Cruise have done before, I think this Reacher will be more clinical – the scapel rather than the sledgehammer. I think fans of the books will go to the movie and be a little weirded out for the first five minutes, but then the question is, what will happen after the first five minutes? If it's as done as well as I hope it will be, I don't think it will be a problem."

He may NOT be going to India after all for Bond 23 but 007 will visit Istanbul for the opening of the sequel.

MI6-HQ.com reports that these scenes will be shot in November. Culture and Tourism Minister Ertuğrul Günay says "The opening scenes are planned to be filmed in Istanbul, but some other places will also be used outside Istanbul for the film."

A number of locations including Sultanahmet Square and along the Bosphorus are being scouted for the Turkish stuff which equates to about 10-15 minutes in the final film. Local Turkish actresses are also being considered for the role of a villain's girlfriend, with model and Ebru Akel having tried out for the part last month (she did not get it).

Craig added that the new pic is a return to classic Bond -"We’ve got a great script this time. I’m as excited about this script as I was about the Casino Royale script. I think in Sam [Mendes] we’ve got the perfect director. The cast is coming together now. I can’t wait to get going on it really."

The film will begin shooting near the end of the year for its November 9th, 2012 bow.

The film takes John Milton's classic 17th century poem "Paradise Lost" story and reimagines it with a family friendly, action-oriented slant that might be shot in 3D.

This film follows the fallen angel Lucifer (Bradley Cooper) who, after being cast out of Heaven, mounts an army that battles the forces of good. Michael (Benjamin Walker) Lucifer's brother and the leader of said good forces.

McAuliffe will play the role of the Archangel Uriel, one of the first seven archangels created by God and the dedicated second-in-command to Michael who leads Heaven's army against Lucifer's rebellion.

Alex Proyas is directing the pic. and calls the film a "family saga, about a group of brothers, two in particular, who are on divergent paths, and Lucifer's feelings of betrayal by his father and family that forge his descent into evil."

The film will use performance capture technology to bring the various angels to life in the pic

An adaptation of the as yet unreleased novel "Firing Point" by Don Keith and George Wallace the story follows a Navy Seals team in a submarine sent on a mission to Russia to stop a renegade admiral from launching a coup.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Brian Haberlin's series follows a top-secret Antarcitca warehouse the U.S. government uses to store hideous creatures and mystical weapons. When an aggressive new alien is accidentally hatched, the group of misfits hired to watch over the warehouse must band together to keep these creatures from escaping.

Steven C. Miller was previously attached to direct a few years ago, the studio is now looking for a new director and writers.

The story follows a 17-year-old diving champion who suffers a tragic accident during her final Olympic trials. Its considered a miracle when she comes out of a coma five years later, but she has become a Synesthesia- someone who processes words and numbers through color, the third dimension and sound.

Based on author Lee Child's Jack Reacher books the story centers on a military policeman-turned-drifter-(Tom Cruise)-In this particular story Reacher investigates a murder that seems like a slam-dunk but turns out to be more complicated than he could have imagined. The crime involves a sniper arrested for murdering five people at a mall.

Rosamund Pike is cast as a tough lawyer and daughter of the discrict attorney. British actor David Oyelowo also stars as a homicide detective investigating the case. Richard Jenkins will play the district attorney prosecuting the sniper.

Denzel Washington is poised to play a pilot that rescues his passengers from a dangerous situation but who turns out not to be as heroic as he appears as his negligence (due to an addiction) was partly responsible for the danger in the first place.

Goodman will play a friend of the pilot who helps him come to terms with his problems

Male and female extras of all ethnicities over the age of 18 are wanted "to play law enforcement within a city besieged by crime and corruption, specific roles including Guards, Soldiers, and Police Officers."

Abigail Breslin and Georgie Henley play Canadian sisters who have been at the mercy of their alcoholic mother (Sorvino) and her abusive boyfriends for as far back as they can remember. The duo decides to take matters into their own hands and plot to kill her in order to collect the insurance money.

Based upon author Mickey Rapkin's non-fiction book the story follows a rebellious college student (Anna Kendrick) who discovers she can actually sing and becomes the secret weapon of her university's female a cappella group.

Based on the book by David Mitchell--the tome consists of six nested stories that take the reader from the remote South Pacific in the nineteenth century to a distant, post-apocalyptic future. Each tale is revealed to be a story that is read (or watched) by the main character in the next. All stories but the last one get interrupted at some point, and after the sixth story concludes at the center of the book, the novel "goes back" in time, "closing" each story as the book progresses in terms of pages but regresses in terms of the historical period in which the action takes place.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Haas confirmed the news in a tweet, then shortly after that told The Wrap that the action will "take off after the events of what just happened. Pick up Wesley (James McAvoy.) a few years later and go back in for another round."

No word if McAvoy will indeed return as Wesley Gibson, but it is confirmed that no director is yet attached since “Wanted” helmer, Timur Bekmambetov decided to move on

There had been chatter that Angelina Jolie's character would return despite her on screen death, but Jolie has nixed the idea.

"I don’t see it. I can only see one movie ahead. I’m pretty sure I’m well into the second half of this match. I don’t know exactly when the end is, but I only go one at a time. If this is the last one, fingers crossed, man, I just hope we finally get that hole in one."

The character made a cameo in the recent " X-Men: First Class", which will most likely get a sequel. Would Jackman comeo again?

"If they come up with as good of an idea as last time. Yeah, I could see it."